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Smid’s Surge Receives National Media Attention

Ava Smid and the DCG Girls Basketball team capped off the 2025-26 season with a runner-up finish in Class 4A. Their path to the championship game caught the eyes of the country. DCG Sophomore Ava Smid scored six points in 13 seconds to give DCG their first lead of the game with under a minute to go. Catch the highlights in the video tab above.

Smid’s incredible performance received local and national media coverage. We’ve compiled a database for our community to enjoy! Great job, Ava! Great job, Mustangs!

ESPN: https://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/story/_/id/48124190/dallas-center-grimes-high-school-ava-smid-norwich-iowa-class-4a-state-championship 

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7094405/2026/03/06/iowa-high-school-girls-basketball-comeback/ 

ABC World News: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVlfcSpmqE1/ 

ABS News: https://abcnews.com/video/130843919/ 

KCCI: https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-girls-basketball-dallas-center-grimes-crazy-comeback-against-norwalk-ava-smid/70631949 

MaxPreps: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVhu6K5ioQ1/ 

We Are Iowa Local 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En4mavQmbNw 

WHO 13: https://who13.com/news/video-ava-smids-last-minute-heroics-propel-dc-g-to-championship-game/ 

MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/sports/the-ava-smid-game-dallas-center-grimes-sophomore-forwards-late-heroics-vs-norwalk-is-must-see/vi-AA1XD9vC 

Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/video-ava-smid-last-minute-200458717.html 

Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/college-basketball/article-15619931/ava-smid-iowa-basketball-score.html 

Des Moines Register: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/03/05/dallas-center-grimes-norwalk-iowa-girls-basketball-ighsau-ava-smid/88935300007/ 

Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/high-school/iowa/ava-smid-does-her-best-reggie-miller-impersonation-01kk0p1k2yfw 

WANE 15: https://www.wane.com/sports/video-ava-smids-last-minute-heroics-propel-dc-g-to-championship-game/ 

(Instagram post) High School on SI: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVjcH49Ed77/ 

WTHR: https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-basketball/ava-smid-iowa-dallas-center-grimes-mustangs-reggie-miller-comeback/531-488662a4-ad5f-4bd4-b53d-d2d2d9cc6a2b 

Larry Brown Sports: https://larrybrownsports.com/tag/ava-smid 

Total Pro Sports: https://www.totalprosports.com/nba/iowa-girls-high-school-basketball-state-semifinals-ridiculous-sequence-video/ 

New York Post: https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/sports/iowa-high-school-basketball-player-scores-8-points-in-19-seconds/ 

Avanda Times: https://avandatimes.com/sport/iowa-high-school-sophomore-ava-smids-14-second-six-point-burst-secures-state-championship-berth/ 

Ava Smid’s 11-Second Surge Propels Dallas Center-Grimes to Iowa Class 4A State Championship Game

NTD Television: https://www.facebook.com/NTDTelevision/videos/a-high-school-basketball-player-is-being-celebrated-for-scoring-an-unbelievable-/2197523151016621/ 

NTD News: https://www.ntd.com/high-school-sophomore-scores-8-points-in-19-seconds-to-secure-improbable-semi-final-win_1130489.html 

102.9 The Buzz: https://www.1029thebuzz.com/2026/03/06/ia-hs-bball-player-scores-8pts-in-19-seconds-to-win-the-game/ 

National Today: https://nationaltoday.com/us/ia/norwalk-ia/news/2026/03/06/high-schooler-scores-8-points-in-19-seconds-to-flip-iowa-state-girls-basketball-semifinal/ 

KVNU: https://kvnutalk.com/video-iowa-high-school-basketball-player-scores-8-points-in-19-seconds/ 

KTBS: https://www.ktbs.com/news/national/raw-ia-hs-basketball-player-scores-8-points-in-19-seconds/video_77995c62-3724-570c-b476-27c2f894b7f6.html 

NewsBreak: https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/4527052783465-iowa-girls-high-school-basketball-game-ends-in-madness-as-player-scores-eight-points-in-21-seconds 

David Muir News: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_yZoa6AEQGU 

Breitbart News: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/03/08/video-iowa-high-school-basketball-player-scores-eight-points-in-six-seconds-in-whirlwind-tournament-ending/amp/ 

Pete Christy KCBD: https://www.facebook.com/petechristykcbd/posts/this-is-absolutely-insaneiowa-state-semifinal-gamein-a-shocking-turn-of-events-s/1463801325117515/ 

DWarringtonTV: https://x.com/DWarringtonTV/status/2029733696148766892 

Good Morning America: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/130843919 

Ames Tribune: https://www.amestrib.com/videos/sports/high-school/2026/03/05/ava-smid-on-dallas-center-grimes-win-over-norwalk-girls-basketball/89009323007/ 

Sis Got Stats: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVmughDDZgi/